Lawrence H. Byrd, MD

Dr. Raza is an Attending Interventional Cardiologist at Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute in Manhattan and Jamaica Hospital in Queens. He graduated as the class valedictorian in his pre-medical education and then joined the prestigious University of Madras in Chennai, India for his medical education. After his medical school, he worked as medical officer at the world-renowned Apollo Hospitals in Chennai where he was selected as the best resident of the year. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at United Health Services Hospitals and his Geriatrics and general Cardiology Fellowship at East Carolina University. He completed his Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Intervention training at Lenox Hill Hospital.Dr Raza's interests include complex coronary interventions, radial access for interventions, peripheral interventional procedures, nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography. In addition, he has a special interest in coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease management. Dr. Raza also has published numerous articles in well-known peer-reviewed medical journals and is active in teaching residents and fellows. Dr. Raza has distinguished himself as an exceptional clinician and interventional cardiologist, performing a high volume of complex procedures. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention.

John Boockvar, MD, is the vice chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and director of the department's Brain Tumor Center, the Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center, and the New York Head and Neck Institute at Lenox Hill and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat hospitals. Dr. Boockvar is a professor of neurological surgery and otolaryngology/head and neck surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is also an investigator at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, where he directs the Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology and Therapy. Dr. Boockvar was appointed as an adjunct professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory thanks to his great advancements in understanding and treating brain cancer. He is also head of experimental therapeutics for Northwell Health, where he helps oversee the oncological research goals for Northwell as a whole. Dr. Boockvar's compassionate cancer care was recently highlighted in the critically acclaimed Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill and Emergency NYC.Dr. Boockvar is internationally known for his surgical expertise and for providing patients with safe, effective and minimally invasive treatment for brain tumors, skull base disorders and disorders of the spine. His surgical expertise is in benign and malignant brain tumors, skull base and endoscopic pituitary surgery, spinal and peripheral nerve tumors, minimally invasive spinal surgery, and complex spinal disorders.Dr. Boockvar has been recognized for his novel research in brain tumors and stem cell biology, and has been named to lists including New York Magazine's Top Docs, Best Doctors in New York-Castle Connolly, New York Super Doctors, America's Top Surgeons, America's Best Doctors, and America's Best Doctors for Cancer. His research has been widely published and he has received numerous national awards, including the Eric Lichtenstein Humanitarian Award from Voices Against Brain Cancer for his compassionate work in treating patients with brain cancer. Dr. Boockvar was elected to the prestigious Academy of Neurological Surgeons and was elected to the Senior Society of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Boockvar is also an honorary surgeon of the NYPD and the New York State Troopers.Dr. Boockvar received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. Like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before him, Dr. Boockvar received an MD from SUNY Brooklyn-Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Boockvar graduated summa cum laude with Distinction in Research and was medical school class valedictorian. Dr. Boockvar did his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boockvar did his NIH-supported post-doctoral research training in Neuro-oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.

Maria Virginia DeVita, MD, part of Northwell Health in New York, NY, offers a range of medical services. Specializing in various areas of care, the clinic provides a patient portal for easy access to medical records and information. With a focus on research and innovation, Maria Virginia DeVita, MD is dedicated to providing quality healthcare. Generated from the website content